Textile fabric.



C. E. KALTENBACH.

TEXTILE FABRIC.

APPucATloN FILED ocT. 23. 1911.

Patented July 2, 19M.

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CHARLES E. KALTENBACH, OF CRANFORD, JERSEY.

TEXTILE FABRC.

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Application filed October 23, 1917.

To all 'u2/wm t may concern:

Be it known that L CHARLns E. KALTEN- BACH, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Cranford, in the county of Union and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and Improved Textile Fabric, of which the following is a lfull, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to textile fabrics and has particular reference to a fabric which may be regarded as composite with respect to its assemblage or construction.

Among the objects of the invention 1s to provide a fabric calculated to possess maximum strength with respect to the mass or weight thereof and one which is intended to resist breakage or tearing as result from strain applied thereto in any direction.

Another object of the invention is to provide anA unusually strong and light textile fabric adapted especially for use as a covering for aeroplane wings, kites, or other uses which demand that the fabric shall be practically air tight and waterproof.

A still further obj ect of the invention is to provide a fabric comprising` a plurality of flat, narrow, thin strips of material such as ribbon, tape, or the like, preferably all of the same width and so interlaced or woven as to be arranged both longitudinally and transversely, preferably at right angles, or in a' sort of checkered arrangement, and with reinforcing means positively and permanently locking said strips in the position indicated.

With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists in the arrangement and combination of parts hereinafter described and claimed, and while the invention is not restricted to the exact details of construction disclosed or suggested herein, still for the purpose of illustrating` a practical embodiment thereof reference is had to the accompanying drawing. Figure 1 is a fragmentary plan view of a fabric showing my new invention, and Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

The main portion of the figure is a face view of the fabric which shows two series of narrow strips of material such as ribbon, all of the ribbons of one series indicated at 10 extending parallel to one another, each ribbon having its edge lying closely adjacent to the edge of the next ribbon, and the other series of ribbons indicated at 11 being similarly arranged to one another, but transverse Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 2, Mild.

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to weaken the fiber or cause it to be harsh or brittle. As usual the ribbon elements preferred to be used by me in my practice are suoli as have strong finished or selvage edges. rllhe ribbons 10 and 11 are so interwoven or interlaced, as the drawing indicates, that each element or ribbon extends from one end of the fabric to the other and is passed alternately over and under all of the elements of the other series while the next element of the .first mentioned series lying adjacent to the first mentioned element passes alternately under and over all of the elements of the other series. llt will thus be seen that the finished fabric is of double thickness throughout inasmuch as each ribbon element lies either directly over or directly under a transversely arranged element at every portion of the fabric. Furthermore since a ribbon or a similar fabric is naturally stronger in its longitudinal direction than in its transverse direction it follows that this completed fabric, composed of longitudinal strips of ribbon lying in both directions alike is substantially as strong in one direction as in another.

Any suitable reinforcing means may be resorted to to lock or hold the various ribbons or elements in the relative positions above indicated. To this end l employ two features or devices as follows: 12 indicates a backing strip or lining which may be composed of any suitable fabric, or its equivalent, having a relatively high degree of strength. This layer or strip 12 is coextensive with the main fabric. Secondly, lf employ stitching or the like composed of at least one row along each side edge of each ribbon element throughout the fabric. There are, therefore, at least two classes of stitches which for the sake of identity are indicated at l0 and 11 to correspond to the ribbon elements whose edges they bound respectively. ln other words the stitching 10 is arranged parallel to the ribbons 10 while lli) the stitching ll is parallel to the ribbons 11. It Will be observed furthermore from the drawing that the stitching is performed in double rows throughout thev fabric except possibly at the outer edges of the fabric. This stitching passes through both series of ribbons :and also through the backer or ylin` ing' l2. l'The' fabric' made as thus far described is not only exceedingly strong but practically air and Waterproof, but in order to render it absolutely Waterproof it may be painted, varnished, rubberized, oiled, or otherwise coated to render it .impervious to air, Water, or any other iiuid, as indicated atie." "M

I claim:

1. 'In a textile fabric of the character Vset forth,the combination of tWo vseries of ribbons of equa'l Width,the ribbons of each series 'bei-ng 'arranged edge to edge parallel to Copies `,of this `patent .may be obtained for one another and being interlaced with the ribbons of the other series in alternate relation forming two plies of ribbons throughout the fabric, and a double ron7 of stitching extending along each pair of adjacent edges of ribbons in each series throughout the fabric, substantially as set forth.

2. In a textile fabric, the combination of t-Wo series of ribbons of equal Width interwoven edge to edge and at right angles to each other throughout the fabric, a {iexible lining arranged against one face of the ribbon combination, double rows of stitching extending in both directions lthroughout the fabric along adjacent selvage edges of the ribbons, such stitching passing through both plies of ribbons and the lining, and means to render the fabric Waterproof.

CHAS. E. KALTENBACH.

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